Local places, plants and invertebrates, occasional ancient coins, some other stuff.

Friday, 5 June 2015

More Mug Shots

Muslin Moth, Diaphora mendica. Erebidae. Hayes, 14 May 2015.

This Muslin Moth is a sort of Stan Laurel moth with a fetching tuft of hair; but it has no hands to run through it.

Early Grey, Xylocampa areola. Noctuidae. Hayes, 24 March 2015.

The Early Grey lives up to its name; it is one of the first species to appear in the trap each year. It does not have comb-like antennae, and like a lot of the Noctuidae it tucks them out of the way when at rest.

The Geometridae do not generally make good subjects for this kind of photo. They look spindly and often unwell. This Yellow-barred Brindle (which only appears yellow when it is old) is a fair example, and actually looks better than most.

Herald, Scoliopteryx libatrix. Erebidae. Hayes, 11 May 2015.

This Herald, on the other hand, looks very smart, with those bright white dots highlighting the base of its antennae and some parts of its wings.

Cameras, Photographs

Many of the earlier photos on this blog were taken with a Canon Ixus 100 camera; tiny and really quite good. The coin photos and some earlier closeups were taken with a Canon EOS 450D and a Canon EF 100mm macro lens.

On 30 June 2011 I got an EOS 60D, and closeups after that up to mid-May 2012 were taken with this camera and the 100mm macro lens. Then I got an EOS 5D Mark III, a camera with a full-frame sensor, which was used from mid-May 2012. From January 2013 I started to use an EOS 6D, also full-frame, but lighter and with built-in GPS. By this time I had a new Canon 100mm macro lens with image stabilisation, which is very helpful for my handheld shots. Currently, as from mid-August 2015, I have an EOS 5DS, a wonderful camera.

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